Hinge and anchoring means therefor



J. BLEACKACEK.

HINGE AND ANCHORING MEANS THEREFOR. APPLICATION FILED IUNE21, 1920.

Patented Mar. 8, 1921.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HINGE ANI) ANCI-IORING MEANS THEREFOR.

Application led June 21, 1920.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN K. lneacnaonn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bloomer, in the county of Chippewa. and State of lllisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hinges and Anchoring Means f1herefor; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to hinges and anchoring means therefor.

One object of the invention is to provide a new and novel device of the above mentioned type which is especially designed for hanging closures such as doors, windows, and the like, on masonry structures.

Another and highly important object of the invention is to provide a hinge which includes a rotatably mounted hinge member which may be swung on either side of its anchoring means, thus enabling' the same hinge to serve for hanging a door which opens either to the left or the right, also permitting the door to be hung regardless of whether its hinge strap is on one or the other side of the door.

A further object of the invention is to generally improve upon and simplify devices of this kclass made by producing one which is strong, durable, easy' to apply, highly effective in use, and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are'employed to designate like' parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a view illustrating a closure, disclosing the manner in which my improved hinge is mounted.

Fig.' 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the plane of the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figs. 3 and el are sections taken on the lines 3 3 and d l respectively of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of a hinge member constructed in accordance with my invention.

In the drawings wherein for the purpos of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention` the numeral l designates a stone wall, and the numeral 2 desig- Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 8, 1921.

Serial No. 390,458.

whereby it may be positioned on either side of the anchoring member so that doors opening to the left or right may be properly hung by it.

Referring to the drawings wherein the construction of my improved device is clearly shown, it will be seen that the numeral 3 designa-tes the anchoring member which is preferably in the form of a metal block designed 'to be `secured in an opening in the wall l by cement or other means. The hinge member is designated by the numeral ll, it being preferably in the form of a pintle upon which the eye 5 of the hinge plate 6 may be rotatably mounted. The member 5 includes an L-zshaped shank 7 which is rotatably mounted in a vertically elongated slot or bore 8 formed in the anchoring block The inner end of this shank is bent laterally in a direction opposite to that of the portion which connects with the pivot pintle, and this laterally bent end constitutes a locking finger 9 which is adapted to leX- tend into a transverse slot 1() which communicates with the inner end of the slot 8. By closely examining the transverse slot l() it will be seen that the bottom thereof is disposed below the bottom of the :slot 8 so as to provide a clearance space for the locking linger 9 when the latter is moved from oneV end of the slot 10 to Ithe opposite end thereof, this being done when it is desired to position the pivot pin'tle on a side of the anchoring member opposite to that `shown in Fig. 2. I place corks 11 in the opposite ends of the transverse slot l0 so as to prevent the entrance of concrete in the slot when the block is being secured in place by liquid concrete.

In use, I form a socket in the wall l into which I place and secure the anchoring block 3. Then, I extend the shank 7 and locking finger 9 through the slot 8. At this point I desire to mention that Vthe slot S is of a height to permit the finger 9 to be readily passed therethrough and into the transverse bore 10. The device is now in position for mounting a door 2. If the door opens inwardly, as it would if hung Y Such movement of the device will move the locking finger 9 to the opposite end of the transverse bore, this movement being permitted by the ldepth of said bore which provides ample clearance space. With the construction employed, it will be seen that I am enabled to hang either door opening inwardly or outwardly, or door openings to the left or the right which manner of opening occurs when double doors are employed.

A device constructed in accordance with the foregoing invention will be found eX- tremely advantageous in that it accomplishes the aforesaid features in an extremely effective manner. Due to the size of the longitudinal bore of the anchoring block, it will be seen that the hinge member may be easily and readily removed and replaced whenever desired. Y

A careful consideration of the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings will enable persons skilled in the art to which this invention appertains to obtain a clear understanding of the same, therefore, a more lengthy description is deemed unnecessary.

While I have shown and described my improved hinge for mounting doors, I desire it to be understood that it may be equally wellused for mounting windows, blinds, and other similar closures.

It is to be understood that the form of the invention herein shown and described is to be taken as a preferred form of the same, in that various minor changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be'resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

I claim.

l. A device of the class described comprising an anchor including a bearing. a shaft rotatable in the bearing, a hinge pintle carried by the shaft, and co-acting means between the anchor and shaft for limiting` the amount of rotation of the latter.

2. A device of the class described comprising an anchoring member, a double hinge pintle rotatable in said member whereby it may be positioned for mounting doors which open to the left or the right, and means for retaining the pintle in either of said positions.

3. A device of the class described comprising a block to be anchored in a wall, the same being provided with a longitudinal bore constituting a bearing, a shaft journaled in the bearing, the outer end of the shaft extending beyond the outer end of vthe block and being directed laterally, the

extremity thereof carrying a hinge pintle, and co-acting means between the other end of the shaft and the block for preventing rotation of the shaft.

4. A device of the class described comprising a longitudinally bored block to be anchored in a wall, said block also including a transverse bore intersecting the longitudinal bore, the bottoml of the transverse bore being disposed below the bottom of the first bore, a shaft rotatable in the latter, the inner end of the shaft being directed laterally to provide a locking finger, and a hinge pintle carried by the outer end of the shaft whereby when the latter is rotated to position the pintle for supporting doors which open to the left or right, the locking finger will likewise be moved to eX- tend through one or the other end of the transverse bore and prevent further rotation of the sha-ft.

5. A device of the class described comprising a block to be anchored in a wall, the block being provided with a longitudinal bore and a transverse bore which intersects the first bore and has its bottom disposed below the bottom of the longitudinal bore, a shaft rotatable in the last named bore, the opposite ends of the shaft extending laterally in opposite directions, one end being designed to coperate with the transverse bore, the other end extending across and beyond the front end of the block, and a double hinge pintle carried by the last named end of the sha-ft. Y

6. A devicerof the class described coni` prising a support having a horizontal vertically elongated bore provided with a lateral enlargement, and a hinge member including a shank having a lateral retaining finger, which is adapted to be turned vertically, inserted into the bore, and again turned horizontally to dispose it in said lateral enlargement of the bore` so as toretain said member in place.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JOHN K. BLEACKACEK. 

